Singapore falls 5 spots to 30th in world happiness ranking but still tops Asia for 2nd straight year

SINGAPORE — Singapore fell five spots to 30th globally but kept its ranking as Asia's happiest country for the second year running in the World Happiness Report 2024.Singapore fell five spots to be ranked the 30th happiest country in the world

The annual United Nations-backed report, released on Wednesday , also found that Singaporeans aged under 30 ranked lower in terms of happiness when measured against their global peers, compared to adults aged 60 and above here. Singapore had been steadily rising over the past three reports, ranking globally at 32nd in 2021, then 27th in 2022, and 25th last year.

However, more changes were notable in the next 10, with some eastern European countries rising in happiness, while the US and Germany fell out of the top 20 to 23rd and 24th respectively.Topping the global chart of 143 places surveyed in this year’s report is Finland, followed by Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Israel.

"Countries ranking highest for the old are generally countries with high overall rankings, but include several where the young have recently fared very poorly,” it added.

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